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on lentil grown in zinc-amended soil. Agron Sustain Dev 28(3):449–455
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silicon-mediated alleviation of cadmium stress. Front Plant Sci 6:453
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spore-forming plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on soybean. Plos ONE 12:
e0181201
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Bacillus showing significant antifungal activity. Curr Microbiol 58:528–533
Xiong T, Zhang T, Dumat C et al (2018) Airborne foliar transfer of particular metals in Lactuca
sativa L.: Translocation, phytotoxicity, and bioaccessibility. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 26
(20):20064–20078
Xu J, Yang L, Wang Z et al (2006) Toxicity of copper on rice growth and accumulation of copper in
rice grain in copper contaminated soil. Chemosphere 62(4):602–607
Xu D, Chen Z, Sun K et al (2013) Effect of cadmium on the physiological parameters and the
subcellular cadmium localization in the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
97:147–153
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type species of the genus Caulobacter with plant growth-promoting traits and heavy metal
resistance. 3 Biotech 9(2):42
Yoon Y, Lee W-M, An Y-J (2015) Phytotoxicity of arsenic compounds on crop plant seedlings.
Environ Sci Pollut Res 22(14):11047–11056
Zaidi S, Musarrat J (2004) Characterization and nickel sorption kinetics of a new metal hyperaccumulator Bacillus sp. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 39(3):681–691
Zaidi S, Usmani S, Singh BR et al (2006) Significance of Bacillus subtilis strain SJ-101 as a
bioinoculant for concurrent plant growth promotion and nickel accumulation in Brassica
juncea. Chemosphere 64(6):991–997
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K. Pramanik et al.
enhance plant growth and mycorrhizal efficiency under Zn-toxicity. Chemosphere
62:1523–1533
Wang Q, Xiong D, Zhao P et al (2011) Effect of applying an arsenic-resistant and plant growth–
promoting rhizobacterium to enhance soil arsenic phytoremediation by Populus deltoides
LH05-17. J Appl Microbiol 111(5):1065–1074
Wang T, Wang S, Tang X et al (2020) Isolation of urease-producing bacteria and their effects on
reducing Cd and Pb accumulation in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 27
(8):8707–8718
Wani PA, Khan MS (2010) Bacillus species enhance growth parameters of chickpea (Cicer
arietinum L.) in chromium stressed soils. Food Chem Toxicol 48(11):3262–3267
Wani PA, Khan MS (2013) Nickel detoxification and plant growth promotion by multi metal
resistant plant growth promoting Rhizobium species RL9. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol
91:117–124
Wani PA, Khan MS, Zaidi A (2007) Effect of metal tolerant plant growth promoting
Bradyrhizobium sp.(vigna) on growth, symbiosis, seed yield and metal uptake by greengram
plants. Chemosphere 70:36–45
Wani PA, Khan MS, Zaidi A (2008a) Effects of heavy metal toxicity on growth, symbiosis, seed
yield and metal uptake in pea grown in metal amended soil. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol
81:152–158
Wani PA, Khan MS, Zaidi A (2008b) Impact of zinc-tolerant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria
on lentil grown in zinc-amended soil. Agron Sustain Dev 28(3):449–455
Wani PA, Zaidi A, Khan MS (2009) Chromium reducing and plant growth promoting potential of
Mesorhizobium species under chromium stress. Bioremediat J13:121–129
Wu SC, Peng XL, Cheung KC et al (2009) Adsorption kinetics of Pb and Cd by two plant growth
promoting rhizobacteria. Bioresour Technol. 100:4559–4563
Wu J, Guo J, Hu Y et al (2015) Distinct physiological responses of tomato and cucumber plants in
silicon-mediated alleviation of cadmium stress. Front Plant Sci 6:453
Wu B, He T, Wang Z et al (2020) Insight into the mechanisms of plant growth promoting strain
SNB6 on enhancing the phytoextraction in cadmium contaminated soil. J Hazard 385:121587
Xiang N, Lawrence KS, Kloepper JW et al (2017) Biological control of Heterodera glycines by
spore-forming plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on soybean. Plos ONE 12:
e0181201
Xiao L, Xie CC, Cai J et al (2009) Identification and characterization of a chitinase-produced
Bacillus showing significant antifungal activity. Curr Microbiol 58:528–533
Xiong T, Zhang T, Dumat C et al (2018) Airborne foliar transfer of particular metals in Lactuca
sativa L.: Translocation, phytotoxicity, and bioaccessibility. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 26
(20):20064–20078
Xu J, Yang L, Wang Z et al (2006) Toxicity of copper on rice growth and accumulation of copper in
rice grain in copper contaminated soil. Chemosphere 62(4):602–607
Xu D, Chen Z, Sun K et al (2013) Effect of cadmium on the physiological parameters and the
subcellular cadmium localization in the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
97:147–153
Yang E, Sun L, Ding X et al (2019) Complete genome sequence of Caulobacter flavus RHGG3 T, a
type species of the genus Caulobacter with plant growth-promoting traits and heavy metal
resistance. 3 Biotech 9(2):42
Yoon Y, Lee W-M, An Y-J (2015) Phytotoxicity of arsenic compounds on crop plant seedlings.
Environ Sci Pollut Res 22(14):11047–11056
Zaidi S, Musarrat J (2004) Characterization and nickel sorption kinetics of a new metal hyperaccumulator Bacillus sp. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 39(3):681–691
Zaidi S, Usmani S, Singh BR et al (2006) Significance of Bacillus subtilis strain SJ-101 as a
bioinoculant for concurrent plant growth promotion and nickel accumulation in Brassica
juncea. Chemosphere 64(6):991–997
494
K. Pramanik et al.